Entertainment & Arts
What happens when a relative unknown lands a big part in a big play at a big theater?
June 3, 1986
Movies
A young businessman is driving down a desert highway when a car appears from nowhere, weaving dangerously, then swerving out of control.
Aug. 9, 1991
Delusion (Cinemax Monday at 8 p.m.)
July 5, 1992
Television
“Commander in Chief,” premiering tonight on ABC, offers Geena Davis as the first American Woman President.
Sept. 27, 2005
Brecht is too seldom done in our part of the world, and early Brecht is as rare as a condor.
Feb. 20, 1987
Poets “tell ugly stories beautifully,” says one of the more deluded characters in “Day of Hope,” at Los Angeles Theatre Center.
May 31, 1991
The time: 1942.
July 6, 1987
Madeleine L’Engle’s classic finally makes it to ABC. It’s an engaging film but lacks the book’s whimsy and purpose.
May 10, 2004
‘Homicide’ brings back familiar faces but just serves as a reminder of the show’s better days.
Feb. 12, 2000
“And a Nightingale Sang,” at the Santa Monica Playhouse, is “You Can’t Take It With You,” with buzz bombs.
March 31, 1986